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Volost

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Translation of "volost" into Russian

volost
Noun
raiting
volost
volosts pl
Countable; historical administrative unit in Russia
истор.; административная единица
The peasants of the volost petitioned for lower taxes.
Крестьяне волости подали прошение о снижении налогов.
volost
Adjective
raiting
volost
Attributive use of the noun; relational, not gradable
волостной
истор.; относительное прилагательное
The volost court handled minor disputes.
Волостной суд разбирал мелкие споры.

Definitions

volost
Noun
raiting
A historical rural district or small territorial-administrative unit in Imperial and early Soviet Russia, usually comprising several villages and governed by an elected assembly.
After the emancipation of the serfs, each volost was allowed to elect its own officials.
The governing assembly or the community of peasants associated with such a district.
The volost convened to discuss the redistribution of communal land.
volost
Adjective
raiting
Relating to or characteristic of a volost.
The volost court records provide insight into rural life in nineteenth-century Russia.